The logic, she says, is accountability. “You want to know that your lawyer always has some skin in the game so that they’re making the decisions not just because they say it’s in your best interest, but because it’s also in their financial best interest,” she says. Disputes are rare, and the client’s view governs. Her line if one balks: “If you don’t agree with the value component that I’ve set, that’s fine, we go with yours, but I’ll never work with you again,” she says.